1046. Peppy Songs of Mohammed Rafi - nainon waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye...

 

Movie: Beti Bete (1964)

Music: Shankar-Jaikishen

Lyrics: Shailendra
Maiden Release: Royal Opera House

Rafi’s Peppy Song: naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye…

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:

TRANSLATED BY NASIR ALI.

naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

jaadu kar gaye oh nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
…HAVE CAST A SPELL, O THE EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL,

teer bann ke mere seene me.n utar gaye,
LIKE ARROWS, THEY’VE PIERCED MY BOSOM TO DWELL,

ho naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,

HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

ho naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,

HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

jaadu kar gaye ho nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
…HAVE CAST A SPELL, O THE EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL,

teer bann ke mere seene me.n utar gaye,
LIKE ARROWS, THEY’VE  PIERCED MY BOSOM TO DWELL,

naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye…
HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

 

jhukee jhukee voh, sharaabee aankhe.n,
THOSE MODEST AND INTOXICATING EYES,

gulaab jaisee gulaabee aankhe.n,
LIKE A ROSE, THE ROSY EYES,

jhukee jhukee voh sharaabee aankhe.n,
THOSE MODEST AND INTOXICATING EYES,

gulaab jaisee gulaabee aankhe.n,
LIKE A ROSE, THE ROSY EYES,

nazar milee toh jaane hamm kidhar kidhar gaye,
AS OUR EYES MET, I WENT INTO RAPTURES,  

 

hamm kidhar kidhar gaye,
I WENT INTO RAPTURES,

 

hamm kidhar kidhar gaye,
I WENT INTO RAPTURES,

 

chaand par utar gaye,

LANDING  ON THE MOON'S ACRES!

 

naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

jaadu kar gaye ho nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
HAVE CAST A SPELL, O THE EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL,

teer bann ke mere seene me.n utar gaye,
LIKE ARROWS, THEY PIERCED MY BOSOM TO DWELL,

naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye…
HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

naa duur jaa tuu, haseen saaye,
DON’T DRIFT AFAR, O PRETTY POSSESSOR,

naa ajnabee tuu naa hamm paraaye,
NEITHER A STRANGER YOU’RE, NOR I’M AN OUTSIDER,

naa duur jaa tuu, haseen saaye,
DON’T DRIFT AFAR, O PRETTY POSSESSOR,

 

naa ajnabee tuu naa hamm paraaye,
NEITHER A STRANGER YOU’RE, NOR I’M AN OUTSIDER,

ke zindagee ke raaste sa.nwar sa.nwar gaye,
FOR, THE PATHS OF LIFE HAVE IMPROVED,

ho sa.nwar sa.nwar gaye,

OH! SUITABLY IMPROVED…

ho sa.nwar sa.nwar gaye,
OH! SUITABLY IMPROVED

pyaar me.n nikhar gaye,
BY THE LOVE ADORNED!

naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

jaadu kar gaye oh nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
…HAVE CAST A SPELL, O THE EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL,

teer bann ke mere seene me.n utar gaye,
LIKE ARROWS, THEY’VE PIERCED MY BOSOM TO DWELL,

naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

 

jo tuu hai Dariya, toh mai.n kinaaraa,

IF YOU’RE THE SEA, I’M THE SHORE,

 

likkhaa huaa thaah milan hamaaraa,

OUR UNION WAS PENNED IN DAYS OF YORE,

 

jo tuu hai Dariya, toh mai.n kinaaraa,

IF YOU’RE THE SEA, I’M THE SHORE,

 

likkhaa huaa thaah milan hamaaraa,

OUR UNION WAS PENNED IN DAYS OF YORE,

 

tere qareeb aaye kaise apne ghar gaye,

CAME CLOSER TO YOU, HOW I WENT HOME, 

 

kaise apne ghar gaye,

HOW I WENT HOME,

 

kaise apne ghar gaye,

HOW I WENT HOME,

 

raah paar kar gaye

I CROSSED THE WAY HOME! 

 

naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

ho naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

jaadu kar gaye oh nainaa jaadu kar gaye,
…HAVE CAST A SPELL, O THE EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL,

teer bann ke mere seene me.n utar gaye,
LIKE ARROWS, THEY’VE PIERCED MY BOSOM TO DWELL, 

naino.n waalee tere nainaa jaadu kar gaye,

HEY LOOKER, YOUR EYES HAVE CAST A SPELL!

NASIR ALI.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes - Herodotus

 

953. Rafi's Peppy Songs: hamm jab chaleN toh yeh jahaan jhoome....

Movie:  HUM HINDUSTANI (1960)
Music:  Usha Khanna
Lyricist:Sahir Ludhianvi
Maiden release in Bombay at Novelty Cinema

Peppy Song  of Mohammed Rafi: hamm jab chaleN toh....
Roman transliteration/English Translation of the Urdu-Hindi Lyrics: 


hamm jab chaleN toh, yeh jahaan jhoome,
WHEN WE WALK, THIS WORLD SWAYS, 

aarzoo hamaaree,  aasmaaN ko choome oh oh oh oh, 
OUR DESIRES KISS THE HEAVENS! 

hamm jab chaleN toh, yeh jahaan jhoome,
WHEN WE WALK, THIS WORLD SWAYS, 

aarzoo hamaaree,  aasmaaN ko choome oh oh oh oh, 
OUR DESIRES KISS THE HEAVENS!

hamm jab chaleN toh…
WHEN WE WALK!

hamm naye jahaan ke,  paasbaaN, 
WE ARE THE SENTINELS OF THE NEW WORLD!

hamm nayee bahaar ke,  raazdaN
WE ARE THE CONFIDANTS OF THE NEW SPRING!

hamm haNseN toh haNs paRe,  har kalee, 
AS WE LAUGH, SO DOES EVERY FLOWER-BUD!

hamm chaleN  toh chal paRe zindagee,
WHEN WE MOVE, THE LIFE MOVES ON!

saare nazaaroN meN phooloN meN taaroN  meN
ALL THE SIGHTS, THE FLOWERS AND THE STARS

hamne hee jaadoo bharaa, 
WE ALONE HAVE SUPERCHARGED WITH MAGIC!

hamm jab chaleN toh, yeh jahaan jhoome,
WHEN WE WALK, THIS WORLD SWAYS, 

aarzoo hamaaree,  aasmaaN ko choome oh oh oh oh, 
OUR DESIRES KISS THE HEAVENS!

hamm jab chaleN toh…
WHEN WE WALK!

hamm  se hai fizaao meN,  rango-boo, 
COLOUR AND SCENT EXIST IN AMBIENCE BECAUSE OF US, 

hamm haiN is zameen kee, aabroo
WE’RE THE HONOUR OF THIS EARTH!

nadiyoN kee raaginee,  hamse hai, 
MELODIES OF RIVERS EXIST BECAUSE OF US,

har taraf yeh taazgee,  hamse hai, 
IN EVERY DIRECTION THERE’S FRESHNESS BECAUSE OF US, 

saare nazaaroN meN phooloN meN taaroN  meN
ALL THE SIGHTS, THE FLOWERS AND THE STARS

hamne hee jaadoo bharaa, 
WE ALONE HAVE SUPERCHARGED WITH MAGIC!

hamm jab chaleN toh…
WHEN WE WALK!

duur ho gayeeN sabhee,   mushkileN, 
ALL THE DIFFICULTIES HAVE GONE, 

khich ke paas Aa gayeeN,  manzileN
NEAR US THE DESTINATIONS HAVE DRAWN!

dekh ke shabaab ke,  hausleN,
LOOKING TO THE COURAGE OF THE YOUTH

khud ba khud simaT gaye,  faasleN, 
THE DISTANCES HAVE CONTRACTED ON THEIR OWN!

saare nazaaroN meN phooloN meN taaroN  meN
ALL THE SIGHTS, THE FLOWERS AND THE STARS

hamne hee jaadoo bharaa, 
WE ALONE HAVE SUPERCHARGED WITH MAGIC!

hamm jab chaleN toh, yeh jahaan jhoome,
WHEN WE WALK, THIS WORLD SWAYS, 

aarzoo hamaaree,  aasmaaN ko choome oh oh oh oh, 
OUR DESIRES KISS THE HEAVENS!

hamm jab chaleN toh…
WHEN WE WALK!

NASIR

890. More Romantic Songs of Rafi: Meree mehboob kaheen aur milaa kar mujh se...

Movie: GHAZAL (1964)

Maiden Release in Mumbai: Alankar Cinema.

Music:  Madan Mohan

Lyrics:  Sahir Ludhianvi

More Romantic Songs of Rafi:  meree mehboob kahee.N aur milaa kar mujh se..

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the Urdu Lyrics:

taj tere liye, ek mazhar-e-ulfat hee sahee,

FOR YOU THE TAJ MAY BE A MANIFESTATION OF LOVE, ALRIGHT!

tujh ko is waadee-e-rangee.n se,  aqeedat hee sahee..

REVER, YOU MIGHT,  THIS SPLENDID VALE, ALRIGHT!

meree mehboob kaheen,  aur,  milaa kar mujh se,

MY BELOVED, MEET ME SOMEWHERE ELSE!

meree mehboob,  kaheen aur,  milaa kar mujh se,

MY BELOVED, MEET ME SOMEWHERE ELSE!

meree mehboob…

MY BELOVED!

an-ginat logo.N ne,  duniyaa me.N,  muhabbat kee hai,

COUNTLESS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE LOVED,

an-ginat logo.N ne, duniyaa me.N,  muhabbat kee hai,

COUNTLESS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE LOVED,

kaun kehtaa hai ke,  saadiq naa theh,  jazbe un ke,

WHO SAYS THAT THEIR FEELINGS WEREN’T SINCERE!

lekin un ke liye,  tashheer kaa,  saamaan nahee.N,

BUT FOR THEM THERE WAS  NO MEANS TO PUBLICIZE,

kyoo.N ke voh log bhee, apnee hee taraah,  muflis theh,

SINCE LIKE ME THEY TOO WERE A LOT DEPRIVED!

meree mehboob  kaheen,  aur,  milaa kar mujh se,

MY BELOVED, MEET ME SOMEWHERE ELSE!

meree mehboob…

MY BELOVED!

yeh chaman-zaar, yeh jamna kaa,  kinaaraa yeh mahal,

THE VERDANT MEADOW, THE BANK OF YAMUNA AND THIS PALACE!

yeh chaman-zaar, yeh jamna kaa,  kinaaraa yeh mahal,

THE VERDANT MEADOW, THE BANK OF YAMUNA AND THIS PALACE!

yeh munaqqash dar-o-deewar, yeh mehraab yeh taaq,

THE ORNATE DOORS AND WALLS, THE NICHE, THE CORNICE!   

ek shahanshaah ne,  daulat kaa sahaaraa lekar,  

WITH THE HELP OF WEALTH, AN EMPEROR

hamm Gareebo.N kee, muhabbat kaa,   u.Daayaa hai mazaaq,

HAS RIDICULED OUR – THE COMMONERS’ – LOVE!

meree mehboob…

MY BELOVED!

meree mehboob…

MY BELOVED!

meree mehboob kaheen,  aur,  milaa kar mujh se,

MY BELOVED, MEET ME SOMEWHERE ELSE!

meree mehboob,  kaheen aur,  milaa kar mujh se,

MY BELOVED, MEET ME SOMEWHERE ELSE!

meree mehboob.

MY BELOVED!

TRANSLATED BY NASIR

814. Filmy Devotional Song of Rafi: Badi der bhayi nandlala...

Movie: KHANDAN (1965)

Music: Ravi
Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan
Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai: Novelty Cinema.


Filmy Devotional Song of Rafi: Ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa….
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Hindi Lyrics:


O~~~~~


ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa,
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!


(chorus:
ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!)


baal baal ek ek se poochhe,
EVERY CHILD ASKS OF EACH AND EVERYONE


kahaa.n hai murlee waalaa re,
WHITHER IS THE FLUTIST!


(chorus:
ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!


O ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!)


koee naa jaaye kunj galin me.n tujh bin kaliyaa.n chunne ko,
NO ONE GOES TO THE BOWER TO PICK FLOWER-BUDS WITHOUT YOU!


chorus:
tujh bin kaliyaa.n chunne ko…)
TO PICK FLOWER-BUDS WITHOUT YOU!


taras rahe hai.n~~~~
THEY ARE CRAVING…


taras rahe hai.n,
THEY ARE CRAVING


jamna ke taT dhun murlee kee sunne ko,
ON THE YAMUNA’S BANK TO LISTEN TO THE FLUTE’S TUNE!


(chorus:
dhun murlee kee sunne ko…
TO LISTEN TO THE FLUTE’S TUNE!)

ab toh daras dikhaa de naTkhaT,
GIVE US A GLIMPSE NOW, O PLAYFUL ONE!


kyoo.n duvidhaa me.n Daalaa re,
WHY PUT US IN A DILEMMA!


(chorus:
ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!


O ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!)


sankat me.n hai aaj voh dhartee
IN TROUBLE TODAY IS THAT LAND


jis par tuune janam liyaa,
IN WHICH YOU WERE BORN!


(chorus:
jis par tuune janam liyaa…
IN WHICH YOU WERE BORN…)


pooraa kar de~~~~~~o~~~~~~
COMPLETE IT….


poora kar de aaj vachan voh,
COMPLETE THE PROMISE TODAY


geetaa me.n jo tuune diyaa,
THAT YOU MADE IN THE GITA!


(Chorus:
geetaa me.n jo tuune diyaa,
THAT YOU MADE IN THE GITA!)


koee nahee.n hai tujh bin mohan
O MOHAN, EXCEPT YOU NO ONE IS


bhaarat kaa rakhwaalaa,
THE GUARDIAN OF INDIA!


(chorus:
ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!


O ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!)


baal baal ek ek se poochhe,
EVERY CHILD ASKS OF EACH AND EVERYONE


kahaa.n hai murlee waalaa re,
WHITHER IS THE FLUTIST!


(chorus:
ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!


O ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!


O ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!


O ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!


O ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!


O ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!


O ba.Dee der bhayee nandlaalaa,
‘TIS VERY LATE, O DARLING OF NAND!


teree raah ta-ke brijbaalaa
THE YOUNG MAIDENS OF BRIJ AWAIT YOU!


NASIR


lyrics

translation

779. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Baat itni se hai kehdo koi deewaanon se...

Movie: BETI BETE (1964)

Music: Shankar-Jaikishan
Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Bombay: Royal Opera House.


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Baat itni se hai kehdo...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:

baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se...
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


nayee manzil nayee raaho.n pe chale hai.n hamm toh,
WE’VE SET OUT FOR NEW PATHS, A NEW DESTINATION,


yeh bhee maaloom hai kaa.nTon pe phale hai.n hamm toh,
THIS TOO WE KNOW, WE’VE THRIVED ON THORNS,


gham bhee Dar jaataa hai hamm jaise hee mastaano.n se,
EVEN THE SORROW GETS SCARED OF THE LUSTY GUYS LIKE US,


gham bhee Dar jaataa hai hamm jaise hee mastaano.n se,
EVEN THE SORROW GETS SCARED OF THE LUSTY GUYS LIKE US,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare, toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


admee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se...
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


apnee taqdeer pe ronaa ba.dee naadaanee hai,
CRYING OVER ONE’S FATE IS HUGE IGNORANCE,


jaan see cheez ko khonaa ba.dee naadaanee hai,
LOSING A THING SUCH AS LIFE IS  HUGE  IGNORANCE,


kuchh toh dheeraj rakkho kehdo koee naadaano.n se,
LET SOMEONE TELL THESE BLOCKHEADS TO HAVE SOME PATIENCE,


kuchh toh dheeraj rakkho kehdo koee naadaano.n se,
LET SOMEONE TELL THESE BLOCKHEADS TO HAVE SOME PATIENCE,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se...
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


zindagee voh hai chaman phool bhee khil jaate hai.n,
LIFE’S THAT GARDEN WHERE EVEN THE FLOWERS BLOOM,


dil ke tuk.De jo bicha.Dte hai.n voh mil jaate hai,
THE PIECES OF HEART THAT GO MISSING COME TOGETHER,


jaise sheeshe kabhee mil jaate hai.n paimaano.n se,
AS IN GOBLETS WHEN THE GLASSES JOIN TOGETHER,


jaise sheeshe kabhee mil jaate hai.n paimaano.n se,
AS IN GOBLETS WHEN THE GLASSES JOIN TOGETHER,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se.
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


NASIR


Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca


lyrics

translation

772. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Yeh duniya rail niraali....

Movie: PAYAL (1957)

Music: Hemant Kumar
Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Yeh duniya rail niraalee...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:


(chorus: o~~~o~~~o ~o~ o~ o~)

yeh duniyaa rail niraalee,
A UNIQUE TRAIN IS THIS WORLD,


bin pahiye chalne waalee,
THAT MOVES SANS WHEELS,


nit utre.n aur nit cha.Dhe.n musaafir
WITH EVER THE PASSENGERS ALIGHTING AND BOARDING,


kabhee naa ho yeh Khaalee,
NEVER IS IT EMPTY!


yeh duniyaa rail niraalee,
A UNIQUE TRAIN IS THIS WORLD,


bin pahiye chalne waalee,
THAT MOVES SANS WHEELS,


nit utre.n aur nit cha.Dhe.n musaafir
WITH EVER THE PASSENGERS ALIGHTING AND BOARDING,


kabhee naa ho yeh Khaalee,
NEVER IS IT EMPTY!


yeh duniyaa rail niraalee...
A UNIQUE TRAIN IS THIS WORLD!


(chorus: oh ~oh~)


ha ha ha ha~


(chorus: ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah)


kaun dikhaataa is ko jhan.Dee,
WHO SHOWS IT THE FLAG?


kaun bajaataa seeTee,
WHO BLOWS THE WHISTLE?


(whistles)


kaun dikhaataa is ko jhan.Dee,
WHO SHOWS IT THE FLAG?


kaun bajaataa seeTee,
WHO BLOWS THE WHISTLE?


arre musaafir tuu kyaa jaane,
HEY TRAVELLER, WHADDYA KNOW


kaun hai is kaa TeeTee
WHO THE TICKET-CHECKER IS!


musaafir, kaun hai is kaa TeeTee,
TRAVELLER, WHO THE TICKET-CHECKER IS!


yeh chhuk chhuk chhukh chhuk...
IT CHUGS, CHUGS, CHUGS, CHUGS,


yeh chhuk chhuk chhuk chale
IT GOES CHUG, CHUG, CHUG, CHUG,


nahee.n yeh roke se rukne waalee,
BY STOPPING, IT WON’T HALT!


(chorus:


yeh duniyaa rail niraalee,
A UNIQUE TRAIN IS THIS WORLD,


bin pahiye chalne waalee,
THAT MOVES SANS WHEELS,


nit utre.n aur nit cha.Dhe.n musaafir
WITH EVER THE PASSENGERS ALIGHTING AND BOARDING,


kabhee naa ho yeh Khaalee,
NEVER IS IT EMPTY!


yeh duniyaa rail niraalee...
A UNIQUE TRAIN IS THIS WORLD!)


(chorus: chhuk chhuk chhuk chhuk chhuk hmm~hmm~hmm~hmm)


dhan waalo.n kaa darjaa pehlaa,
FOR THE RICH, IT’S FIRST CLASS,


apnaa ik sau gyaaraah,
OURS IS ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN*,


third-class bhaayee,
THAT’S THIRD CLASS BROTHER!


dhan waalo.n kaa darjaa pehlaa,
FOR THE RICH IT’S FIRST CLASS,


apnaa ik sau gyaaraah,
OURS IS ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN*,


ha.nsee Khushee mil julkar baiThe.n
LET’S GLADLY SIT TOGETHER ,


banaa rahe bhaayee-chaaraa,
MAY THE BROTHERHOOD REMAIN TOGETHER,


re bandhoo banaa rahe bhaayee-chaaraa,
HEY FRIEND, MAY THE BROTHERHOOD REMAIN TOGETHER,


hamm sab hai.n pankh-pakheru,
WE ALL ARE BIRDS


aur yeh rail hamaaree Daalee,
AND THIS TRAIN IS OUR BOUGH!


(with chorus):


yeh duniyaa rail niraalee,
A UNIQUE TRAIN IS THIS WORLD,


bin pahiye chalne waalee,
THAT MOVES SANS WHEELS,


nit utre.n aur nit cha.Dhe.n musaafir
WITH EVER THE PASSENGERS ALIGHTING AND BOARDING,


kabhee naa ho yeh Khaalee,
NEVER IS IT EMPTY!


(*Notes: The railway bogeys used to have the Roman figure, III, to denote 3rd Class, that looks like one hundred and eleven in Arabic numberals.  Hence the words!)


NASIR


How did I get to Hollywood? By train.
John Ford
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